ArticleAnnals of cardiothoracic surgery2016
Endoscopic thymectomy: a neurologist's perspective.
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- Magnesium sulfate reduces the rocuronium dose needed for satisfactory double lumen tube placement conditions in patients with myasthenia gravis.BMC anesthesiology · 2019Trial
- Robotic thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: current evidence, outcomes, and future perspective.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Review
- Thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis: Clinical features and predictive value of antiacetylcholine receptor antibodies in the risk of recurrence of thymoma.Thoracic cancer · 2021Article
- Italian recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of myasthenia gravis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2019Article
- Who will benefit from thymectomy for myasthenia gravis? Is there any role for this procedure in elderly patients?Annals of translational medicine · 2019Article
- How to get the best from robotic thoracic surgery.Journal of thoracic disease · 2018Review
- Robotically assisted thymectomy: a review of the literature.Journal of robotic surgery · 2018Review
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Abstract
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by the presence of antibodies interacting at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), resulting in loss of strength and severe exhaustibility of striated muscles. The abnormal production of these antibodies is triggered mainly in the thymus, and hence thymectomy in MG is considered a universally recommended treatment in order to improve the symptomatologic condition of this pathology. Currently, minimally invasive thymectomy using the Da Vinci robot system is certainly one of the most innovative techniques, performed in Pisa since 2001. This approach provides a valuable alternative to the traditional thymectomy through median sternotomy. The contribution of a neurologist is fundamental for preoperative patient selection and for the peri-operative clinical assistance in both approaches. We believe that in the robotic approach, the multidisciplinary collaboration between the neurologist, thoracic surgeon and anesthetist is important in reducing perioperative complications and ensuring a higher rate of complete remission or stable clinical improvement of MG.
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